A series of highly visible monuments will act as positive beacons for cities and their inhabitants. The objects are placed in central locations throughout the city and landscape and re-conceptualize the idea of death in direct opposition to conventional approaches of shrouding and marginalizing mourning spaces. The image of death will be a visual reminder integrated into daily life, thus de-stigmatizing it. Generations to come will grow up without associating spaces of memorial and repose with fear, loss, and negativity.

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Lance La’shagway is planning to help transform the way cemeteries are experienced and used in the 21st century. As a San Francisco resident, my choice for burial within the city is in the Columbarium, formerly part of the Odd Fellows Cemetery. If the National AIDS Memorial Grove were a cemetery, ... Continue reading →